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Hospitalisation for heart attacks in China up fourfold
Jun 23, 2014 (AFP)
Hospitalisation in China for the most serious form of heart attack more than quadrupled over a decade, according to research published on Tuesday in The Lancet....
Modified iPhone shows promise against type 1 diabetes
Jun 16, 2014 (AFP)
A device that uses a modified iPhone to help regulate the blood sugar of people with type 1 diabetes appears to work better than an insulin pump, researchers sa...
Colour-changing molecule can monitor drug dosages
Jun 08, 2014 (AFP)
Scientists have created a molecule that glows red or blue depending on drug levels in blood -- the basis for a prospective home test to prevent patients acciden...
Prototype electrolyte sensor to provide immediate read-outs
Jun 04, 2014 (SPX)
Patients trying to navigate today's complex medical system with its costly laboratory analyses might prefer a pain-free home diagnostic device, worn on the wris...
One step closer to a breath test for lung cancer
Jun 03, 2014 (SPX)
Results of a University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) show that a te...
Samsung unveils new digital health platform
May 28, 2014 (AFP)
Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a new digital health technology platform that uses sensors to track a range of body functions such as heart rate and blood pressur...
Prescription, synthetic drug abuse worry EU watchdog
May 27, 2014 (AFP)
While heroin use in Europe is declining, ever more people are getting their fix from prescription drugs, including some used to treat heroin addiction, a report...
More foreign drug firms face scrutiny in China: report
May 27, 2014 (AFP)
China is reportedly putting more foreign drug firms under scrutiny, state media said Tuesday, days after the conclusion of a police probe into alleged bribery b...
Infants Benefit from Implants with More Frequency Sounds
May 26, 2014 (SPX)
A new study from a UT Dallas researcher demonstrates the importance of considering developmental differences when creating programs for cochlear implants in inf...
Doctor exposes China's medical corruption epidemic
May 23, 2014 (AFP)
Ordering an unnecessary pacemaker, urging a woman to be hospitalised for a sore throat -- a doctor's allegations of corruption spotlight troubles so endemic in ...
Shark antibodies inspire optimization of human antibodies
May 21, 2014 (SPX)
Genetically engineered antibodies are deployed successfully in cancer diagnostics and therapy. Therapeutic antibodies against Alzheimer's disease and multiple s...
Dog bites in US reaching 'epidemic proportions'
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
Dog bites are reaching "epidemic proportions," a well-known TV dog trainer said Thursday, as video of a cat fearlessly chasing off a dog that bit a small boy in...
New Implanted Devices May Reshape Medicine
May 15, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft when implanted inside the body a...
Bioprinting a 3D liver-like device to detoxify the blood
May 13, 2014 (SPX)
Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a 3D-printed device inspired by the liver to remove dangerous toxins from the blood. The...
Grape consumption may offer benefits for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis
May 13, 2014 (SPX)
New research presented last week at the Experimental Biology conference in San Diego, California, suggests that regular grape consumption may help alleviate pai...
Advanced prosthetic arm is approved for US market
May 09, 2014 (AFP)
US regulators on Friday approved for market a new kind of prosthetic arm that allows a person to flex certain muscles in order to perform complex tasks. The dev...
Bone marrow-on-a-chip unveiled
May 07, 2014 (SPX)
The latest organ-on-a-chip from Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering reproduces the structure, functions and cellular make-up of bone ...
Salk scientists reveal circuitry of fundamental motor circuit
May 05, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered the developmental source for a key type of neuron that allows animals to walk, a finding that could help pave t...
Regenerative medicine improves muscle strength and function in legs
May 02, 2014 (SPX)
Damaged leg muscles grew stronger and showed signs of regeneration in three out of five men whose old injuries were surgically implanted with extracellular matr...
Columbia engineers grow functional human cartilage in lab
May 02, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers at Columbia Engineering have announced that they have successfully grown fully functional human cartilage in vitro from human stem cells derived fro...
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